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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Oregon |
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Area > Land
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230,340 sq km |
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[80th of 238]
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Area > Total
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237,500 sq km |
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[85th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Bucharest - 2,351,000 |
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Climate temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms |
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Forested Land
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28% |
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[96th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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46 00 N, 25 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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39.49% |
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[12th of 258]
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Largest city
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Bucharest |
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Largest city population
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2,100,000 |
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[47th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Bucharest - 2,351,000 |
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Location Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine |
Map references Europe |
Natural resources petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower |
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Population density
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96.96 people per sqkm |
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[101st of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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94.07 people/m²
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[90th of 204]
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Precipitation
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595 mm |
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[62nd of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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238,390 km²
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[81st of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Moldoveanu Peak |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Romania, rumania
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